Travel Amour

Trekking and hiking has become a somewhat must do thing in every traveller's list of things to do, or you can say a tourist. While many will argue about whether there exists any difference between a traveller and a tourist, it is the truth that there is a difference. A traveller travels to enjoy the beauty of nature and fulfil his/her sense of adventure, at the same time, sacrificing luxuries and comforts. On the other hand, a tourist visits a place to just see the main attractions and floods his/her social media with pictures to boast to the world. A traveller protects the environment while the tourist doesn't care. Both are travelling but for different reasons. Due to the sudden surge of tourist traffic in the pristine areas of Himalayas in recent years, the ecology of these vulnerable places is depleting at a fast pace. Every year in summers and winters, a lot of people from around the country, visit the popular places of Manali, Shimla, Mussoorie etc. and even lesser ...